Allen Khanchik , 24, was one of eight men from Waldwick, Fair Lawn and Garfield accused of selling marijuana and prescription painkillers.

A state Superior Court judge dismissed the charges against Khanchik in December. Khanchik 's lawyer, Leonard S. Miller, said in a letter to his client that he had been misidentified as a party in the case. Khanchik 's arrest record will be expunged, Miller said.

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Eight men from Waldwick, Fair Lawn and Garfield have been arrested, accused of selling marijuana and prescription painkillers to undercover detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, authorities said.

The men were arrested early Tuesday, ending a four-month undercover investigation, said John L. Molinelli, the Bergen County prosecutor. The men were accused of selling the drugs in Waldwick and Fair Lawn, Molinelli said.

The men arrested Tuesday were identified as Michael Occipinti, 19, Chris Ryan, 18, Eric Massenaro, 21, and Steven Avagnano, 20, all of Waldwick; Anthony Tomasso, 24, and Allen Khanchik, 24, both of Fair Lawn; and Ian Patterson, 28, of Garfield.

The eighth suspect was identified only as an underage male from Waldwick.

The suspects were arraigned Wednesday on various drug charges, including distribution of a controlled dangerous substance.